Violence in dating

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/ 27-May-2015 08:59

Meanwhile, victims of relationship abuse share many traits as well, including: physical signs of injury, missing time at work or school, slipping performance at work or school, changes in mood or personality, increased use of drugs or alcohol, and increasing isolation from friends and family.

argues that while men inflict the greater share of injuries in domestic violence, researchers and society at large must not overlook the substantial minority of injuries inflicted by women.

Violent words and actions are tools an abusive partner uses to gain and maintain power and control over their partner.

[...] It will be argued that in order to end 'wife beating,' it is essential for women also to end what many regard as a 'harmless' pattern of slapping, kicking, or throwing something at a male partner who persists in some outrageous behavior and 'won't listen to reason.' reports that a 13-year longitudinal study found that a woman's aggression towards a man was equally important as the man's tendency towards violence in predicting the likelihood of overall violence: "Since much IPV [Intimate Partner Violence] is mutual and women as well as men initiate IPV, prevention and treatment approaches should attempt to reduce women's violence as well as men's violence.For example, teenage men may believe: And while all of those beliefs can also be seen in adults, they are likely more prevalent in teens.There are many warning signs of dating abuse and they should always be taken seriously.Dating violence is violence that occurs within a dating relationship rather than, say, marriage; and dating violence is as much a problem for teenagers as it is for adults.In fact, statistics show that one-in-three teenagers have experienced teenage domestic violence in a dating relationship.

Part of this may be because of the way teenagers see themselves and because of their newness to dating.